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Mia is progressing more each week. She is one of the hardest working two year olds I know! She does PT in the pool and Speech Therapy twice a week. Brad is the best with her in the Pool as she loves to swim with him. While Mia still cries, the PT said she prefers Dads in the pool as they usually will push the kids harder to perform. For PT Mia went completely under water for 12 eggs on Wed.....a new record! Her physical therapist was trying to grow a calf muscle where it appeared she solely had bone and skin in her right leg. I doubted she had a muscle to grow in there but told our PT that I would do anything to help it grow. Sure enough, several months later she now has a defined calf muscle! Mia has had many tears with me in the pool for PT and I dread going but is it truly a miracle what it is achieving for her little legs and feet.

Her Speech is definitely delayed (probably due to being in the orphanage a longer time and/or it is common to have Speech Delays with Motor delays) but we are understanding her more each week. We hired an additional Speech Therapist to give her an extra jump start. Both have completely different techniques and are extremely talented. A year ago Mia would often scream/cry in the car....now she never cries and just asks for what she needs. We have learned that she has a really cute sense of humor and tries to make us laugh all the time. She just learned how to say "Sarah" and they play "Mommy and Baby" daily. When Caroline comes home from school, Mia lunges into her arms with a huge smile. How can that not make anyone smile? Caroline and Sarah are very helpful with Mia. Caroline loves to say "Ohhhhhhhhhhh she is just sooooo cute"!

Toooooo Much!

I was trying to teach Mia that when I ask her "How much do I love you?" She should reply "So much"! Now when I say "How much does Mommy love you?" she always replies Tooooooooooooo Much!!! It is true! Recently Mia was sick with a temperature for a few days. She just wanted to be held and snuggle all day. When our kids are sick I think that is when it hits me the most.....we are just so lucky to have them in our family. When Caroline was adopted I donated some medicine at her orphanage. The director said that they did not need the medicine as they did not give the babies medicine when they were sick. Caroline arrived with an Upper Resp. Infection and Two ear infections. How long had she had this? Life is hard enough when you are sick as a child. I can not imagine to not having treatment or a parent to lovingly take care of you. What a gift to be able to give our kids medicine and hold them all day when they are not feeling great. When I think about all the orphans around the world, I wish everyone had the chance to be loved Toooooo Much!

08/30/07

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		Chang Yun Han